USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 469 granted patents across 85 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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469

Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

15.6

Avg claims per patent

-74%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Varian holds 469 US patents across 85 technology areas, rank #944 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#944
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 6%
by Innovation Score (56.4/100): 15.6
avg claims per patent: -74%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. has been granted 469 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. at rank #944 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 85 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 15.6 claims per patent with primary concentration in H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS). As a US Corporation, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. is one of the broader-portfolio assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Varian sits between Trading Technologies International, Inc. (472 patents, rank #940) and Phison Electronics Corp. (466 patents, rank #948) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 56.4/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 97 grants, compared with 372 in the 2015–2019 window, a -74% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. The US Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s 15.6 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 85 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Trading Internati…

472
Adeia Guides

470
Directv

469
Nordson

469
Varian Semiconduc… ◀

469
Nanyang Technolog…

468
Ramot at Tel-aviv…

468
Ibiden

467
Phison

466

What this shows Varian holds 469 patents at rank #944, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Varian

By rank, the assignees closest to #944 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in H01J (Electric Discharge Tubes OR Discharge Lamps)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Varian's primary technology class.

Varian's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

56 Top 6% higher than 94% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2024

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	84	17.9%
2016	79	16.8%
2017	70	14.9%
2018	74	15.8%
2019	65	13.9%
2020	56	11.9%
2021	23	4.9%
2022	13	2.8%
2023	4	0.9%
2024	1	0.2%

Which technologies does Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. patent most?

H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS 251

H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10 220

C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL 73

H10D - INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 54

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 28

Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION 28

H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 24

G03F - PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; 22

H02H - EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS 20

H10F - INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION 19

Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS 18

H10B - ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES 15

C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH ; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL ; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE ; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WI 15

B25J - MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES 12

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 10

Top 15 of 85 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#944

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

56.4 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. hold?

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. holds 469 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 85 technology areas.

What is Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 56.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. focus on?

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s top technology area is H01J (ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS) with 251 patents. The company has filed patents in 85 CPC subclasses total.

Is Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -74% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s patents?

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.'s patents average 15.6 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

Varian's 469 grants land it in the top 6% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - Varian ranks #944 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in H01J - see who else leads that technology area. H01J leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.